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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: barr david jackson <barjacksono9@msn.com>
Reply-To: <barristerjackson2020@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 10:52:11 +0000
Subject: FROM DAVID JACKSON LAW CHAMBERS




DAVID JACKSON LAW CHAMBERS #24 LEE MOOR BUSINESS NORTHUMBERLAND
ATTENTION:
I apologise if my contacting you this way will in any way offend you. I am Barrister DAVID JACKSON. from United Kingdom. I am the advocate of Mr.WILLIAM SMITH. Ex adviser to COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN. who is in the jaile in COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN at presently now. I wish to seek for your assistance in financial transaction.
During the regime of Mr.WILLIAM SMITH. as a adviser to ABIDJAN President he realized some reasonable amount of money from various deals that He successfully Executed. He has been jailed and charged for different crime and it has affected the family very much and most of his account in COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN has been frozen up by the government of his country in COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN. they are trying to leave the family with nothing. before Mr.WILLIAM SMITH was jailed, he deposit in a bank the sum of £7.5 Million (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Pound} he deposit this money in Barclays Bank LONDON in United Kingdom .
I only have access to the fund because I am his lawyer representing him in ( U .K ) and nobody knows about this fund in-question even the government of his country does not have any access to this fund except him and his daughter and me his lawyer in United Kingdom.I have been assigned by the family of Mr.WILLIAM SMITH to help them retrieve and transfer the deposited fund out of United Kingdom to a foreign country because the entire family is facing house arrest they are not allowed to travel out of their country COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN until the government of the country finish their investigation. This fund in-question will be transferred into your nominated account which you will present to the Barclays Bank LONDON . You will understand me that this fund is the only hope for the family now and i need to do my best to help them transfer it to a foreign account for security purpose.
I am contacting you because I want you to help me in securing this money for me and his family. since the government want to leave them with noting .I hope to trust you as who will not sit on this money when you help me transfer it. I have agreed with family to give you 20% of the total money for your assistance. why 5% will be set aside on tax in your country. 5% will be set aside for any unforeseen expenses the may be involved in this.if agreed upon. 70% will be set aside for the family. and i will use my personality to help you obtain every necessary document which will be needed for the success of this transaction.Please i will need your confidentiality in this and it 100% risk free. Please write back quickly at me so that i can tell you what to do next
Informations Required from you are: Your Full Name.......................... Your Direct Tel & Fax N°:......................,What do you do in living ..................
Your Home & Office addresses..............................
Male OR Female and AGE ......................................
I await your kind response, and make sure that you have a good account that will comtine the fund, that is the mine purpose.Best regardsBarrister. DAVID JACKSON

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